Bizen-ware Year of the Rat Okimono rooster okimono The second generation went to

The second generation went to Kyoto to make teaware

a few potters prefer to use lighter mountain clay

and in 1978 his work was selected for the Essa Kogei Exhibition at Nagaoka in Niigata

1942) was an Akita-ware potter and the third generation to make Akita pottery

Tanba-ware has been produced in the village of Tachikui in Hyogo prefecture for over 800 years

Bizen-ware Year of the Rat Okimono rooster okimono The second generation went to*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Bizen ware okimono made around 20 years ago. It was made from a slip mould and is moulded to resemble a cheeky rat perked up on an uchide no kozuchi, otherwise known as a mallet of fortune. It is believed that striking an uchide no kozuchi will bring anything you wish for, making it a very popular motif during New Year.